Example sentences of "[vb pp] up by the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rang back again at once and mistakenly carried on with the Airds ' answering service , not realizing that the woman there had picked up by the time I got to the phone . |
| 2 | The rear windows have steamed up by the time we decant her , and do not clear again until we are nearly over Putney Bridge . |
| 3 | It grieves organic farmers like Brian Tustian of Brackley , Northamptonshire , to see how much their produce has been marked up by the time it reaches the shops . |
| 4 | However , the contractual commitment stems from the first of those calls on the basis that it is followed up by the time agreed . |
| 5 | Chamberlain coughed politely and said he was sure it would be cleared up by the time he took over . |
| 6 | Chamberlain coughed politely and said he was sure it would be cleared up by the time he took over . |